NHER 62108 (Monument record) - Possible modern fire lookout tower in Thetford Forest
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
July 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A small structure visible in Thetford Forest on 1940s aerial photographs (S1 and S2 for example) may be one of the fire lookout towers erected across the forest in the 1940s (S3). Alternatively, it could instead be an elevanted water tank (S3), or a Second World War military structure. There is no evidence on more recent imagery that any above-ground remains still survive.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 20 July 2017.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/LA/227 FP 1130 17-APR-1945 (HEA Original Print).
- <S2> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/59 V 5153-5154 05-FEB-1946 (HEA Original Print).
- <S3> SNF97789 Publication: Skipper, K. and Williamson, T.. 1997. Thetford Forest. Making a Landscape, 1922-1997. p68; p69.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)
- STRUCTURE (Unknown date)
- LOOKOUT? (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)
- STRUCTURE (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)
- TOWER? (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)
- WATER TANK? (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)
- WATER TOWER? (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)
- MILITARY BUILDING? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 11 2021 3:52PM